Weather strikes western stock industry with huge snowbound totals
AP reports about 2,100,000 sheep and cattle snowbound in the Rocky Mountain region as January storms hinder feed delivery. Seventeen flying boxcars will load hay at Fallon Nevada to go 210 miles east to the Utah border, with 62nd troop carrier command planes to drop fodder after noon.
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Western Livestock Industry
Rocky Mountain
Fallon
Nev
Utah
62Nd Troop Carrier Command
Tacoma
Wash
U. S. Weather Bureau
Great Plains
Garvey Seeks Tax Hikes and Centralized Budget Control
Gov Dan E Garvey urged strict government economy while pushing higher tobacco and liquor taxes and an increased state share from pari mutuel betting to fund the children’s colony and state services. He also sought broader executive power to consolidate boards, abolish waste, and channel all funds into the general fund as he opened the 19th legislature.
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Phoenix
Dan E. Garvey
Ft. Huachuca
Florence
Children’s Colony
Department of State
Auto Theft Ring Nets Cars for Mexico Orders
An international ring operating between the United States and Mexico has stolen an estimated 200 cars and involved about 27 people, including 17 Mexican citizens and officials. The scheme uses late model cars, wires, and Mexican plates to move vehicles to interior Mexico for resale. Two men in Tucson faced guilty charges, and investigations traced entry points near Nogales with a border loophole.
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United States
Mexico
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Tucson Police
U. S. Narcotic Service
Immigration Department
Arizona Highway Patrol
Pima County Sheriff's Office
National Automobile Theft Association
Ben W. Butler
W. Cushing Sr
W. H. Baker Jr
S. Meyer, Sr
Superior
Trick
Armstrong Cork Co
Tucson
Nogales
Customs Inspection Office
Widening Road Encounter Spurs Property Damages Debate
The board of supervisors faced resident concerns as two Speedway property owners argued that easement plans to create a 100 foot right of way would damage their buildings. Action on extending the right of way and related budget matters was deferred to Tuesday morning.
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Board of Supervisors
Speedway
Country Club
Wilmot
Bruce Ellis
Richard E. Kolb
State Tax Commission
Roger S. Clyne
Carl L. Fehr
East Speedway Business Properties
Clyne
Fehr
Fehr’s Inn
Right Wingers Win In Japan
Premier Shigeru Yoshida and the right wing Democratic Liberal party claimed a clear majority in Japan's election. Yoshida vowed to oppose the Communists even if they lead, as unofficial returns showed the Communists winning 30 seats. Nosaka hailed the result to a Tokyo crowd as a miracle.
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Tokyo
Shigeru Yoshida
Democratic Liberal Party
Japan
Yoshida
Democratic Liberals
People's Co-operative
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Sanzo Nosaka
Communist Party
Truman
Dewey
Filibuster Ban Seen By Hayden
Sen. Hayden of Arizona said the senate rules committee will likely back action to erase the filibuster. He argued the main questions concern the type of anti filibuster change and whether a simple or two thirds vote should end debate.
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Washington
Hayden
D-Ariz
Senate Rules Committee
Senate
Scott Faces GOP Ouster Bid In Omaha Meeting
The Republican national committee convenes in Omaha to depose Chairman Hugh D. Scott Jr. who says he will serve his four year term. The fight stems from anti Dewey feeling and anger at the preconvention Dewey slate.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
Omaha
Hugh D. Scott Jr
Scott
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Earl Warren
California
Robert A. Taft
R-O
National Committee
Rep
Clarence Brown
Roo
Taft
Brown
Flood Damages Sinaloa Bridge Forces Train Reroute
Southern Pacific trains rerouted around San Blas Sinaloa after the El Fuerte river bridge was badly damaged by floodwaters. The swollen river washed out the south end and twisted the north end. Repairs expected in about 10 days with routes via Culiacan to Guadalajara and Juarez to the north.
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Nogales
Ariz
Southern Pacific
San _ Blas
Sinaloa
el Fuerte
Culiacan
Guadalajara
Juarez
Egypt Israel peace talks collapse in Rhodes stalemate
A trusted source reports the Egypt Israel armistice talks broke off after Bunche urged compromise. Israel blocks Egyptian troop evacuation from Falaji pocket while both sides cling to pre Oct 15 boundary positions and a resumption seems unlikely.
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Rhodes
Egypt
Israel
Ralph Bunche
Bunche
Falaji
Palestine
Negev
Truman Urges GOP Tariff Repeal to Boost World Trade
President Truman renewed his demand that Congress repeal the 1948 Republican tariff act and restore the old reciprocity law. In a letter to Chairman Doughton he warned that GOP restrictions hinder world trade negotiations and economic recovery. He said more trade is essential for economic peace and to avoid wasting recovery investments.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
80Th Congress
Doughton
House
Ways and Means Committee
Federal Tariff Commission
Commission
Axis Sally's U S Treason Trial Opens Without Spectator Seats
The Axis Sally treason case of Mildred Gillars opens in U S district court with no room for spectators as prosecutors plan to use earphones for witnesses and officials. Gillars known as Mildred Elizabeth Sisk faces possible death if convicted.
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Axis
Sally
U. S
Washington
U.S
Mildred E. Gillars
Portland
Mildred Elizabeth Sisk
Edward M. Curran
John M. Kelley Jr
Germany
Hans von Richter
Skunks Leave Swanson Basement After Tear Gas War
Mrs. Scennia Swanson in Clive Iowa says a family of nine skunks moved out of her basement after nine days of tear gas warfare. She notes the basement still reeks of gas that seeps up through the floor and asks how long it will take to clear.
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Clive
Iowa
Scennia Swanson
Jailed Banker Harriman Dies at 81 in New York
Joseph W. Harriman founder of Harriman National Bank and Trust Co. of New York died at 81 after a decade of seclusion since parole from a federal penitentiary. He served a four and a half year term for falsifying bank books and misapplying funds.
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Sea Cliff
N. Y
Joseph W. Harriman
Harriman National Bank and Trust Co
New York
Federal
Harriman
Long Island
New York City
Northeastern Penitentiary
Lewisburg
Harriman's Bank
State patrol chief on leave due to illness
Supt. A. G. Walker of the Arizona highway patrol since 1946 has been granted a 90 day leave of absence effective Feb. 1 due to illness. Jack Powell, assistant superintendent, will head the patrol during this absence.
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Phoenix
A. G. Walker
Arizona Highway Patrol
Jack Powell
Rancher Describes Livestock Losses in Heavy Snow
Rancher Arthur Carter reports cattle and sheep dying as snowdrifts deepen in Land Nevada. He and cowboys struggle to feed and herd animals with trucks blocked, a snowplow needed to open trails, and extreme winds forcing repeated rescues. Cattle in foothills browse cedar and juniper while desert stock suffer under freezing temps.
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Arthur Carter
Rancher Land
Nev
U.P
Iowa Trains Hit Head On In Marble Rock Collision
A head on crash near Marble Rock Iowa involves a Zephyr Rocket streamliner and a derailed freight train injuring more than twenty people. Nineteen injured were taken to Cedar Valley hospital with three in serious condition. crews battled burns and fractures as engineers and firefighters worked at the scene.
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Marble Rock
Zephyr
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Burlington and
Rock Island
Cedar Valley Hospital
Charles City
Here
Worthington Streeter
Cedar, Rapids
James P. Hill
Aldrich Avenue
William F. Nortimer
St. Paul Park
Minn
Streeter
F. B. McClure
Cedar Rapids
McClure
Bob Fullemer
Ifreight
Fullomer
Iowa
North Western Union Pacific
San Francisco
Blairsburg
Arizona Ambassador Resort Set to Open Sunday in Phoenix
The Arizona Ambassador, the state's new resort, will open in Phoenix this Sunday for the winter season. George Le Suer serves as manager of the tourist hotel.
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Arizona
Phoenix
Arizona Ambassador
George le Suer
Cattle Stranded in Snow Hope Hay Run by Plane
In Williams Arizona 1000 head of cattle on John Osborne’s ranch are blocked by 42 inches of snow. Lyle Young of First National Bank asked the Arizona National Guard to provide a cargo plane to fly hay to the cattle. Governor Garvey ordered the Guard to assess feasibility of the airlift.
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Phoenix
Williams
Lyle Young
Livestock Loan Department
First National Bank of Arizona
Arizona National Guard
John Osborne
Dan E. Garvey
The
National Guard
Subzero wave sweeps across North America with heavy snow
A new Canadian cold spell moves east at 20 mph as three air fronts collide over the U S and Canada. Snow piles up in Flagstaff and Casper, while temperatures plunge below zero in Casper and Butte. Californias coast sees flurries and hail near Los Angeles. Weather spreads from the Midwest to the East with freezing rain and hazardous roads. Wool Growers warn of severe losses from prolonged storms threatening starving sheep.
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New Mexico
Arizona
Flagstaff
Ariz
Casper
Wye
Butte
Mont
California
Pasadena
Altadena
Glendale
Wilmington
Los Angeles
Pacific Northwest
Oregon
Seattle
Midwest
Missouri
Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Kansas
Baltimore
New England
Texas
Atlantic
Sylvan J. Pauly
Deer Lodge
National Wool Growers’ Association
Pauly
More Showers Expected In Tucson Weather Digest
The Tucson area faces continued unsettled weather with scattered showers and cloudy skies. Mt Lemmon reports three inches of snow since midnight with ongoing snowfall at 1 p.m. Monday. Reservoir storage rose by over 7 000 acre feet in two days, lifting totals to 279 809 acre feet. Watershed areas near the Tonto rim saw over a foot more snow, totaling 30 inches on the ground.
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Associated Press
Tonto Rim
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Douglas Chandler
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